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Will Truman is one of the titular characters on the sitcom, Will & Grace. Will is a lawyer, and best friend to Grace Adler, hence the title of the illustrate. Will is often portrayed on the show as the most mature nature in the group. Although he occasionally seems distant and aloof, He prefers to appear uninvolved in the problems of others, organism hesitant to make himself vulnerable. However, there possess been many times when Will has shown his sensitive side, often going to great lengths to protect those he loves. In one particularly salient instance, Will was willing to throw away his chances of becoming a senior partner at his law firm in instruction to take care of his then emotionally devestated boyfriend, Vince. Will often comes off as the strong one, not wanting to get sentimental or show his insecurities, but can’t help but exhibit it when he gets his feelings hurt. For example, in one episode, having returned from a prolonged absence, Will fears that Jack has replaced him as Grace’s foremost friend. Will eventually admits his insecurity to Grace, who in turn reconfirms Will’s importance in her life.
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What ‘Will And Grace’ Still Means To My Top Friend And Me
Will and Grace, the gayest sitcom of all time, premiered nearly 20 years ago this September. And now, in a TV environment that has changed a great deal (mostly for the better), the demonstrate returns with a brand-new run of episodes establish 11 years after its original finale.
It’s difficult to tell how the series will be received in a landscape that has changed so significantly: the multi-cam sitcom is virtually dead, and queers kissing on primetime TV is far less scandalous than it once was. But, although the show has aged poorly in many ways (casual lesbian hatred anyone?), to the queers and their allies who treasured the show, its legacy and impending revival are still deeply important.
My best friend, Will, is one of those queers to whom Will and Grace was vital. When he and I met in 2009, we discovered we shared (among other things like a cherish of Cabaret, an interest in the types of trees in Royal Park, and an affinity with Enya’s ‘Sail Away’) a immersive appreciation for Will and Grace, the show that half-shares his name. In the time we lived together, we would often revisit the show
Grew Up... in a attractive home in Bridgeport, Conn., with his parents and two brothers. Everyone idea Will fit perfectly into their traditional WASPy family until he came out to his parents in college. But Will later discovered that he was not the only one hiding something – his parents were pretending to be happily married, and they were far from that. Denial runs thick in the Truman domestic. As Will says, "We don't talk about things we don't want to know about."
Living… in a fabulous apartment in Unused York City with Grace Adler. He and Grace go way back to the same dorm at NYU. After meeting over chocolate fondue in the dorm, they started going on dates – most often to a male strip club called Chippendale's for their great Mai Tai drinks. But the relationship was never consummated because he said he was saving himself for marriage. After proposing to Grace, he realized he needed to come spotless and tell her he is gay. Needless to say, they had a bad breakup. But as the years have passed, they have become amazing friends again. They're just not the best roommates – Will is a neat freak, and Grace is one of the messiest people you will ever meet.
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By Jack Guy, CNN
(CNN) — Actor Eric McCormack has weighed in on the debate around whether non-LGBT actors should be able to play gay characters.
McCormack, who is direct but is leading known for playing gay lawyer Will Truman in the NBC comedy series “Will & Grace,” said in an interview on British television Monday that he still hopes “the best person for the role” would be cast, regardless of their sexuality.
Susanna Reid, a co-host on ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” show, asked McCormack what he idea about straight actors playing gay characters.
“That’s a tough one for me, because I didn’t grow an actor so that I could play an actor,” said McCormack.
“There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”
“And I’ve always said: ‘If lgbtq+ actors weren’t allowed to play linear actors, Broadway would be over,’” he added.
“So this is what we act. I’d like to think that I represent it skillfully, you know, literally. I came from the theater, and one of my best friends was a gay man.”
“So I think I took their liveliness and their letter in what was otherwise just a sitcom and, represented it, I hope,” said the Canad
How Will & Grace Paved the Way for Gay Characters on TV
In the years since Will & Grace premiered in 1998, much ink has been spilled over exactly what the presence of Will Truman and Jack McFarland on our TV screens has done for the LGBT community. And now that NBC's revival of the beloved sitcom has proven to be one of the fall's bona fide hits, there's no question that the conversation will continue.
Some voices have championed the inclusion of characters in our TV landscape as daring, especially at the time of their inception, positing that their mere life (and America's relative comfort with them) did more to further the acceptance of the LGBT community than anything else had in all the years since or after. Even former Vice President Joe Biden falls in that camp, citing the show when he finally came out in public back of marriage equality. But for others, the characters collapse short—Jack, in particular, whose hilarious lofty camp persona has been criticized as a sort of gay minstrelsy in some circles. While that debate will likely always rage on, there's one aspect of Will & Grace's legacy that can't be under